Rev. Canon Sally Bingham: Preaching the Gospel of Green

11 August 2010

Rev. Canon Sally Bingham is an Episcopal priest who preaches energy conservation to people of all faiths. She is also the Executive Director for Interfaith Power and Light, a Cooperation Circle in the USA. Read the first in a series of articles published in Oprah's magazine. These articles focus on a global contingent of eco-conscious faith leaders joining forces.

Windsor Castle, the bucolic weekend retreat of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and her pack of corgis, has witnessed the plague, beheadings, and centuries of state dinners, but it's surely neer seen this: a procession of bearded Sikhs in orange turbans, bald Buddhist monks in habits, Jews in top hats and prayer shawls, Japanese Shintos in white jôes—even a Greek Orthodox archbishop in a black kamilafki hat and floor-length cassock. On an unseasonably warm day last November, a group of British schoolchildren led this diverse troop from the small town of Windsor through the castle's Hogwart's-worthy gate for a vegan feast of stuffed mushrooms and parsnips. It was all part of "Many Heavens, One Earth," an event organized by the United Nations and the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), designed to promote environmental evangelism among people of faith—the largest international gathering of its kind. 

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